Edoardo Oliveira’94, also none as Dodô, and Daniela got married on March 31st 2007. A beautiful ceremony and amazing party celebrated with family and friends took place at Forte Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. Several friends from the good old days at The British School were present: Eduardo Muniz‘93, Tatiana Bacal‘94, Amélia Clark‘94, Carol Bozzi‘94, Adriana Nogueira de Andrade (Dricka)‘94, Júlio Mesquita‘94, André Jakurski‘94, Igor Santa-Maria‘94, Antonio Souza (Bindi)‘94, Rafael Fritsch‘95, Rafael Lacerda‘95, Julia Fritsch‘96.

Mrs. Lilianne Kirilloff and Mr Alexander Kirilloff with Marcelo at the ceremony.

1969 – Marcelo on top left side – facing sideways and Mrs. Lilianne Kirilloff bottom right end.

Marcelo Henriques de Brito ’80 is an ex-student who was at TBS in the late 60s and early 70s. Since then, he has kept in touch with the school and we are proud of his achievements as a former pupil. On March 20th, 2007 he was awarded the ‘Literary Chair # 50’ (Patron – Silvio Romero) in the Academia Luso-Brasileira de Letras. Mrs. Lilianne Kirilloff, who was his teacher in 1969, was there to witness this beautiful moment. Congratulations Marcelo! Marcelo wrote to us: “Na solenidade compareceu a minha primeira e querida professora de Junior I (current Infants 2) no The British School, Mrs. Lilianne Kirilloff, acompanhada do seu marido Alexander. Isn’t it extraordinary! Ela deu aulas para mim em 1969!”

Our alumni are shining wherever they go! The Albuquerque Sá family, of 3 children, studied at The British School through 3 decades. Their parents have recently us of how they are doing and their letter can be seen fully below. Marcelo Sá ’96, the eldest son, finished the IB Diploma at TBS in 1996 and went to Bently College, Massachusetts-USA, where he graduated in International Relations. He was always very active in school, participating in the school’s futsal and basketball team, taking home with him several medals from the RANCHOs he went to. He is now at Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, responsible for the area of ‘institutional communications’ focusing on the CVRD’s perceived image in the market. Fábio Sá ’00 left the school in 2000 and decided to stay in Brazil. He, who was also very active in school’s sports and other matters, entered PUC-RJ via ENEM and in 2004 graduated in Publicity and Marketing (Publicidade e Propaganda). He is currently Commercial Manager for TopSports Marketing Ventures. Last, but certainly not least, we have Thaissa Sá ’05. The youngest in the family, always very responsible and dedicated to all she puts her mind to. Thaissa, entered PUC-RJ in 2006, via ENEM, for in Publicity and Marketing (Publicidade e Propaganda). At the end of her first year at PUC she was awarded a scholarship for her excellent academic achievements. When the award was given, Thaissa had gone to the USA for a ‘holiday work experience’ and therefore, her mother and bother represented her at the ceremony. In the words of Marcelo Sá ‘96: “Estamos muito orgulhosos da Thaissa e reconhecemos o importantíssimo papel que a formação na Escola Britânica desempenha no sucesso de sua carreira acadêmica. Mesmo os três irmãos já tendo saído do colégio, ficam os votos para que a Escola continue contribuindo para a formação e valorização de jovens que, como a Thaissa, atingem o sucesso por mérito de seus esforços acadêmicos, de seu caráter, de sua integridade e de um senso ético inabalável.”